NCAA men’s water polo
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NCAA men’s water polo is the top level of collegiate men’s water polo competition in the United States, featuring university teams that compete annually for a national title.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship | 3 |
| NCAA men’s water polo canonical | 2 |
| NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship | 1 |
| NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship tournament | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3573907 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NCAA men’s water polo Context triple: [NCAA national championships, includeSport, NCAA men’s water polo]
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A.
NCAA men’s lacrosse
NCAA men’s lacrosse is the governing body–sanctioned collegiate field lacrosse competition in the United States, featuring varsity programs from universities and colleges across multiple divisions.
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B.
NCAA Division I (women’s swimming and diving)
NCAA Division I (women’s swimming and diving) is the highest level of intercollegiate women’s swimming and diving competition in the United States, featuring top university programs governed by the NCAA.
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C.
NCAA men’s volleyball
NCAA men’s volleyball is the top level of collegiate men’s volleyball competition in the United States, organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and featuring university teams from across the country.
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D.
NCAA Division I (rowing)
NCAA Division I (rowing) is the highest level of intercollegiate men's rowing competition in the United States, featuring top university programs from across the country.
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E.
Western Water Polo Association
The Western Water Polo Association is a collegiate athletic conference that organizes and governs water polo competition among its member universities in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NCAA men’s water polo Target entity description: NCAA men’s water polo is the top level of collegiate men’s water polo competition in the United States, featuring university teams that compete annually for a national title.
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A.
NCAA men’s lacrosse
NCAA men’s lacrosse is the governing body–sanctioned collegiate field lacrosse competition in the United States, featuring varsity programs from universities and colleges across multiple divisions.
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B.
NCAA Division I (women’s swimming and diving)
NCAA Division I (women’s swimming and diving) is the highest level of intercollegiate women’s swimming and diving competition in the United States, featuring top university programs governed by the NCAA.
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C.
NCAA men’s volleyball
NCAA men’s volleyball is the top level of collegiate men’s volleyball competition in the United States, organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and featuring university teams from across the country.
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D.
NCAA Division I (rowing)
NCAA Division I (rowing) is the highest level of intercollegiate men's rowing competition in the United States, featuring top university programs from across the country.
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E.
Western Water Polo Association
The Western Water Polo Association is a collegiate athletic conference that organizes and governs water polo competition among its member universities in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collegiate sports competition
ⓘ
men’s water polo competition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | U.S. collegiate athletics ⓘ |
| awards |
NCAA championship trophy
ⓘ
national title ⓘ |
| ballType | water polo ball ⓘ |
| championshipFormat | single national championship for all divisions ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
college
ⓘ
varsity ⓘ |
| competitionType |
amateur
ⓘ
team sport ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eligibilityRulesSetBy |
NCAA
ⓘ
linked to:
National Collegiate Athletic Association
|
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| governs |
official statistics and records
ⓘ
postseason championship selection ⓘ |
| hasChampionshipStage |
NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship tournament
ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA men’s water polo
|
| hasDivision |
NCAA Division I
ⓘ
NCAA Division II ⓘ NCAA Division III ⓘ |
| hasRegularSeason |
conference play
ⓘ
nonconference play ⓘ |
| includesParticipants |
college teams
ⓘ
university teams ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableConference |
Collegiate Water Polo Association
ⓘ
Golden Coast Conference ⓘ Mountain Pacific Sports Federation ⓘ Western Water Polo Association ⓘ |
| objective | score goals by throwing ball into opponent’s net ⓘ |
| organizes |
NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championship
ⓘ
linked to:
NCAA men’s water polo
|
| playedIn | swimming pools ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod |
at-large bids selected by committee
ⓘ
automatic bids via conference champions ⓘ |
| regionConcentration |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
West Coast ⓘ
linked to:
West Coast of the United States
|
| regulates |
eligibility
ⓘ
playing rules ⓘ recruiting ⓘ scholarship limits ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| seasonFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| sport | water polo ⓘ |
| teamSizeInWater | 7 players per team ⓘ |
| typicalSeason | fall ⓘ |
| usesRuleSetBasedOn | FINA water polo rules ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: NCAA men’s water polo Description of subject: NCAA men’s water polo is the top level of collegiate men’s water polo competition in the United States, featuring university teams that compete annually for a national title.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
California Golden Bears men's water polo
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playsForChampionship
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NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
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subject linked to:
California Golden Bears men’s water polo
linked to: NCAA men’s water polo
linked to: NCAA men’s water polo
linked to: NCAA men’s water polo
linked to: NCAA men’s water polo
linked to: NCAA men’s water polo